BetterLinks – Link Shortener, Link Cloaking, Redirects, Affiliate Link Manager & MCP vs CleanLinks
Two WordPress plugins head to head: ranking, active installs, downloads and ratings, from our daily tracking of the WordPress.org directory.
These aren’t all alternatives to each other — they do different jobs — so this page compares popularity only, not features.
At a glance
BetterLinks – Link Shortener, Link Cloaking, Redirects, Affiliate Link Manager & MCP leads the WordPress.org popular list today at #1,300, ahead of CleanLinks at #60,794. Over the last 7 days BetterLinks – Link Shortener, Link Cloaking, Redirects, Affiliate Link Manager & MCP slipped 1 place and CleanLinks climbed 10,041 places. Downloads this week: BetterLinks – Link Shortener, Link Cloaking, Redirects, Affiliate Link Manager & MCP 2,986 and CleanLinks 27.
| Metric | BetterLinks – Link Shortener, Link Cloaking, Redirects, Affiliate Link Manager & MCP | CleanLinks |
|---|---|---|
| Popular rank today | #1,300 ▼ 1 | #60,794 ▲ 10041 |
| Active installs | 20K+ | — |
| Downloads, last 7 days | 2,986 | 27 |
| Rating | 4.8★ (85) | no ratings |
| Last updated | Oct 14, 2026 | Sep 10, 2026 |
| Current version | 3.1.5 | 1.1.1 |
| Best rank on record | #1,289 | #46,597 |
| Days in the top 50 | 0 | 0 |
| On WordPress.org since | Jan 2021 | Jun 2025 |
Highlighted cells mark the strongest figure in each row. Rank and installs are from the latest WordPress.org capture; downloads are the last seven captured days.
Ranking history Lower is better
Active installs
Downloads per day
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Frequently asked questions
Which ranks higher on WordPress.org, BetterLinks – Link Shortener, Link Cloaking, Redirects, Affiliate Link Manager & MCP or CleanLinks?
BetterLinks – Link Shortener, Link Cloaking, Redirects, Affiliate Link Manager & MCP, at #1,300 on the WordPress.org popular plugins list today, with CleanLinks at #60,794. The ranking reflects recent installs and moves daily, which is why this page shows the history rather than one snapshot.
Are BetterLinks – Link Shortener, Link Cloaking, Redirects, Affiliate Link Manager & MCP or CleanLinks alternatives to each other?
Not all of them. Some of these plugins do different jobs and many sites run more than one. This page compares their popularity, not their features.
Where do these numbers come from?
WordPress.org publishes each plugin’s active install count and its position on the popular list. This site records both every day, along with per-day downloads and ratings, so the charts above show how the plugins have moved over time rather than a single day.